1991 Chevrolet Corsica

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/27/1996· STEERING

  PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AT AN INCREDIBLE RATE. *AK

• 12/21/1995· VISIBILITY

  WHEN TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER, AT APPROX. 30 DEGREES REAR FROST WAS CLEARED RIGHT AWAY, THEN SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. TT

• 12/12/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/LAND UP IN STEEP DITCH. DRIVER SUFFERED ABRASIONS TO FACE/NECK AND UPPER THIGH. ALSO, SEVERE DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND SID EOF VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/09/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION MODULE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/SHAKE VIOLENTLY. *AK

• 12/08/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SMOKE CAME FROM TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD SWITCH. REMOVED FUSES TO GET TO DEALER AND HAVE FIXED.

• 12/03/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. CANNOT TURN THE HIGH BEAMS OFF. WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO DIM. *AK

• 11/06/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/4 TURN TO THE RIGHT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR DIMMER SWITCH TO WORK PROPERLY. *SD

• 11/05/2001· STEERING

  STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT, IT TURNS VERY HARD. ALSO, CAR MAKES A LOT OF LOUD NOISES. *AK DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STEERING RACK. *JB

• 11/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.

• 11/04/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SMOKE CAME OUT OF TOP OF STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURN SIGNALS USED, DUE TO FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *DSH

• 11/03/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 10/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

  THE 2.2L TBI ENGINE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SINCE 1993 WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED, THIS IS NOT A NORMAL PROBLEM FOR A MAINTAINED VEHICLE.

• 10/27/2000· STRUCTURE

  FRAME ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DROPPED . VEHICLE WAS NOT RUSTED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/25/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  REPLACED ALTERNATOR.

• 10/22/1996· SEAT BELTS

  FAILURE ON THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN.*AK

• 10/21/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  OWNER'S SON WAS DRIVING CAR. WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, CAUSING CAR TO FALL INTO A DITCH (TOTALLING THE WHOLE CAR.) *AK

• 10/19/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. TT

• 10/18/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SMOKE/BURNING ODOR FROM STEERING COLUMN DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILURE. *DSH

• 10/12/1995· STEERING

  WHEN DIMMING THE LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ON THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD SMOKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 10/11/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  LIGHT RAIN; CAR HAD BEEN AT AUTO STATION REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR A REAR BRAKE JOB. FRONT BRAKES WERE NEW. ORGINAL COMPLAINT: PASSENGER REAR TIRE LOCKED UP AND CAR SKIDDED. 9-4-99, TRUCK SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR, WE SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WE SKIDDED OVER ONE BLOCK INTO TRUCK. MOM (ME) BROKE 3 RIBS, SON HURT NECK, DAUGHTER CUT LIP. AFTER BODY SHOP HAD CAR FOR ALMOST 4 WEEKS, RETURNED CAR TO AUTO STATION. THEY FIXED MASTER CYLINDER--GUARENTEED TO FIX. TEST DRIVE- CAR SKIDDED ACCOSS SHOP'S PARKING LOT. REPLACED DRUMS. REAR BRAKES APPEAR TO BE WORKING WITH A LOUD RATTLE-LIKE THUMPING NOISE. AFTER MUCH MONEY SPENT AND NOW 5 TRIPS TO AUTO STATION, I DRIVE CAR TO WORK AND PRAY TO GOD THAT THE BRAKES HOLD THIS TIME. MECHANICS SAID ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED FROM OVERSIZED DRUMS. I TOOK DRUMS TO 2 OTHER CAR SHOPS--BOTH STATED DRUMS WERE FINE AND COULD BE TURNED ONE MORE TIME, BUT NO MORE. RIBS, NECK, AND MOUTH ARE ALL HEALING FINE. MOM (ME) IS BLOND WITH A VISA. SOM

• 10/10/1998· STRUCTURE

  PAINT PEELING OFF VEHICLE.

• 10/10/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 10/09/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH ENGAGES THE HIGH/LOW BEAM FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE HARD TO STOP AND LOCK UP TOO. YH

• 09/28/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY; THIS COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND REDUCED DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK CAUSED BY BAD WIPER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS THAT ARE LOCATED IN A SEALED COMPARTMENT, IT GETS DAMAGED BY WATER. *YH

• 09/28/1999· STRUCTURE

  NO SUMMARY.

• 09/27/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  STEERING COLUMN SMOKE, TURN SIGNAL SMOKE FROM UNDER DASH BOARD. TT

• 09/25/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

• 09/19/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE.

• 09/15/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF WITHOUT THE DRIVER FOOT BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE SWERVED ONTO THE ROAD, HIT A CURB AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

• 09/08/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

• 09/03/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL GASKET FAILURE, CAUSING TO LEAK OIL AND OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE. * ET

• 08/22/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, AN ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARMENT DUE TO SMOKE WHICH CAME FROM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH/REPLACED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *AK

• 08/17/1998· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTERWARDS NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 08/17/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED (6) TIMES W/REAR BRAKES SHOWING NO SIGN OF USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 08/14/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WENT FOR THE SECOND TIME PURCHASE AS PROGRAM CAR . TT

• 08/11/1995· AIR BAGS

  DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG PROBLEMS. TT

• 08/11/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; REARENDED ANOTHER SLOWING MOVING VEHICLE MAKING A PANIC STOP. TT

• 08/11/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THERE SMOKE CAME FROM HAZARD FLASHER THERE WAS NO FIRE STEERING WAS HOT . TT

• 08/10/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. *AW

• 08/08/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, SEAT BELT HOLDING CHILD SAFETY SEAT RELEASED. TT

• 08/05/1997· POWER TRAIN

  HAD VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION; WENT TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE; SHIFTER WENT TO 6TH GEAR INSTEAD. DROVE VEHICLE INTO GARAGE & SHIFEDT INTO REVERSE; IT WENT INTO DRIVE & THEN BACK TO REVERSE INSTEAD. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT CABLE MIGHT BE BROKEN. *AK

• 08/01/1994· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTED, EMANATING SMOKE FROM STEERING COLUMN.

• 07/25/2001· TIRES

  1 TIRE WAS DETECTED EARLY WITH A BUBBLE 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THEM. I RETURNED IT AND WAS REPLACED AT NO COST. ANOTHERN TIRE BLEWOUT AND WAS DESCRIBED AS ( SEPARATED FROM THE INSIDE AND HAD BUBBLE AFTER IT WAS FILLED WITH AIR ). I CALLED UNIROYAL CONSUMER RELATION AT 1-877-458-5878 , THEY SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME WHEN I BOUGHT ANOTHER TIRE. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER 2 TIRES . UNIROYAL SAID TIRES WAS 2YRS OLD AND MADE IN MEXICO. *AK (DOT NUMBER: E4-026896 TIRESIZE: P185-75-14)

• 07/21/1997· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. OWNER HAS MADE APPOINTMENT TO GO TO DEALER. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 07/13/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION, VEHICLE IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 40 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 07/11/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DURING NORMAL DRIVING THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AS A RESULT OF TURN SIGNAL WIRES SHORTING TOGETHER *AK

• 07/07/1998· STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS HARD TO OPERATE.

• 07/07/1998· STRUCTURE

  PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF VEHICLE.

• 07/07/1998· STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE.